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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Beefer518, post: 4589167, member: 87737&quot;]So a couple years ago I picked up this 1920 Maine commemorative. It was in an estate collection, and the gentleman passed away. According to the envelope it was in, he (or his dad) &#039;bot&#039; it in 1925. Each coin in his collection was &#039;documented&#039; the same way; each coin in a clear cellophane type sleeve, stapled shut (staple was so old and rusty), and then that was placed in a small manila envelope, with the coin description and year of purchase written on the envelope. This was the only coin I purchased, as most were Morgans &amp; Peace $&#039;s, and lots of Barber coins, all of which I didn&#039;t actively collect.</p><p><br /></p><p>Almost all (95%?) of them had the same look as this coin. I didn&#039;t &#039;closely inspect&#039; the others that I wasn&#039;t interested in, but they all were similar in general look, and toning. I attribute the color to the manila envelope, which I believe is a correct assumption, and one of the things I like about it.</p><p><br /></p><p>What I can&#039;t figure out is the lack of luster on the coin (as well as the others I saw). I have looked at this coin a hundred times, compared it extensively with MS67&#039;s and 68&#039;s on PCGS, and I see as little (ie, none?) wear as the 68&#039;s, but no luster. I actually see less coin bag type hits on my coin then on the 68&#039;s. Strike also appears to have been a strong strike.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think if I was to send this in, it would get an AU grade for lack of luster, but the low level/lack of wear (IMO) would put it in the 66-68 range (in all honesty I see it as a 68 if wear was the only factor).</p><p><br /></p><p>Could this coin be saved/redeemed for what I feel it should be? I was wondering if this is a good candidate for NGC&#039;s coin conservation, or would that be wasted money?</p><p><br /></p><p>What do you guys think?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1136390[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1136391[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1136393[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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